Official Cup

Cacho Saccardi
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Olof Derksen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elias Gomez lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Trinidad 4.7! The referee gave Boca Juniors a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tyrone Marrero, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli. 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Leo Ochoa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Roman Rollins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 12 minutes into the game, Thanos Sapalidis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Danilo Heli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Omar Txaran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Rollins having to interfere. Tyrone Marrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Danilo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thanos Sapalidis in the 19th minute of play. The corner ended in Ernie Dixon almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli did a great save. After 21 minutes, Ernie Dixon made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Omar Txaran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Danilo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vitinho Diniz in the 26th minute of play. Omar Txaran blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Roman Rollins having to make a save. If Omar Txaran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Ochoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Roman Rollins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Rollins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Txaran in the 35th minute of the match. Danilo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrone Marrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Danilo Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernie Dixon in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, Thanos Sapalidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danilo Heli. Trinidad 4.7's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thanos Sapalidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Danilo Heli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernie Dixon, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After having played for 47 minutes, Leo Ochoa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trinidad 4.7's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Ochoa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Boca Juniors were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tyrone Marrero made a kick off. Leo Ochoa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Roman Rollins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vitinho Diniz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Danilo Heli when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Boca Juniors's Neil Kemp was substituted for Vitinho Diniz. Danilo Heli was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Thanos Sapalidis capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Thanos Sapalidis really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. After a defensive mix-up in Boca Juniors's zone, Leo Ochoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Rollins came out of the goal and Leo Ochoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Boca Juniors's Cyryl Karpinski was substituted for Tyrone Marrero. Boca Juniors's Jason Stuart was substituted for Thanos Sapalidis. Roman Rollins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Txaran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Trinidad 4.7's goal looked a bit too open when Cyryl Karpinski came free, but Danilo Heli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trinidad 4.7's Danilo Heli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Trinidad 4.7 from getting a goal against them. Neil Kemp received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Danilo Heli came out and tried to block the shot, but Neil Kemp slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 83rd minute. Trinidad 4.7 made a substitution. Astor Diegotxe replaced Emmanuel Mammana. Omar Txaran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Roman Rollins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Rollins made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Txaran in the 93rd minute of play. Boca Juniors's Roman Rollins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Ochoa in the 94th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Boca Juniors had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.